Sunday, December 14, 2008

The word psychic came from the Greek psychikos —"of the soul, mental" refers to the ability to perceive things hidden from the normal senses through what is described as extra-sensory perception.

In another sense, the word (psychic) also refers to those people said to have such abilities.

The word psychic is also used to refer to theatrical performers who use techniques such as prestidigitation and cold reading to produce the appearance of such abilities.

Belief in psychic phenomena in USA:

Belief in psychic phenomena is widespread in the United States, where a 2005 Gallup poll revealed that 41 percent of Americans believe in extra-sensory perception. Psychics appear regularly in fiction and science fiction.

A large industry exists where psychics provide advice and counsel to clients, though debunkers attribute such putative powers to intentional trickery or self-delusion.

Psychic in scientific view:

The scientific community has rejected claims of psychic phenomena, and no compelling evidence of psychic phenomena has been found. A study using neuroimaging published in 2008 provides the strongest evidence yet obtained that paranormal mental phenomena do not exist.

In 1988 the U.S. National Academy of Sciences gave a report on the subject that concluded there is "no scientific justification from research conducted over a period of 130 years for the existence of parapsychological phenomena.".

In 1991 a survey of opinion amongst scientists in the NationalAcademy of Sciences, 96% described themselves as "skeptical" of ESP, although 2% believed in psi and 10% felt that parapsychological research should be encouraged.

Sunday, December 07, 2008

Yoga through meditation works remarkably to achieve harmony and helps the mind work in synchronization with the body. How often do we find that we are unable to perform our activities properly and in a satisfying manner because of the confusions and conflicts in our mind weigh down heavily upon us?

Stress is the number one suspect affecting all parts of our physical, endocrinal and emotional system. And with the help of yoga this things can be corrected.

At the physical level, yoga and its cleansing practices have proven to be extremely effective for various disorders.

Benefits of Yoga:

Listed below are just some of the benefits of yoga that you can get.

Benefits of Yoga 1:

Yoga is known to increase flexibility; yoga has postures that trigger the different joints of the body. Including those joints that are not acted upon with regular exercises routines.

Benefits of Yoga 2:

Yoga also increases the lubrication of joints, ligament and tendons. The well-researched yoga positions exercise the different tendons and ligaments of the body.

It has also been found that the body which may have started doing yoga being a rigid one may experience a quite remarkable flexibility in the end on those parts of the body which have not been consciously worked upon.

Benefits of Yoga 3:

Yoga also massages all organs of the body. Yoga is perhaps the only exercise that can work on through your internal organs in a thorough manner, including those that hardly get externally stimulated during our entire lifetime.

Benefits of Yoga 4:

Yoga acts in a wholesome manner on the various body parts. This stimulation and massage of the organs in turn benefits us by keeping away disease and providing a forewarning at the first possible instance of a likely onset of disease or disorder.

One of the far-reaching benefits of yoga is the uncanny sense of awareness that it develops in the practitioner of an impending health disorder or infection.

This in turn enables the person to take pre-emptive corrective action

Benefits of Yoga 5:

Yoga offers a complete detoxification of the body. It gently stretches the muscles and joints as well as massaging the various organs, yoga ensures the optimum blood supply to various parts of the body.

This helps in the flushing out of toxins from every nook and cranny of your body as well as providing nourishment up to the last point. This leads to benefits such as delayed ageing, energy and a remarkable zest for life.

Benefits of Yoga 6:

Yoga is also an excellent way to tone your muscles. Muscles which have been flaccid and weak are stimulated repeatedly to shed excess fats and flaccidity.

But these enormous physical benefits are just a “side effect” of this powerful practice. What yoga does is harmonize the mind with the body and these results in real quantum benefits.

It is now an open secret that the will of the mind has enabled people to achieve extraordinary physical feats, which proves beyond doubt the mind and body connection.

In fact yoga = meditation, because both work together in achieving the common goal of unity of mind, body and spirit which can lead to an experience of eternal bliss that you can only feel through yoga.

The meditative practices through yoga help in achieving an emotional balance through detachment.

This in turn creates a remarkable calmness and a positive outlook, which also has tremendous benefits on the physical health of the body.

Monday, November 03, 2008

If you are doing yoga, there are some yoga techniques you need to understand and apply.

No one can run away and be free from major illnesses so the best way to get away with it is to exercise in order to maintain good health.

Yoga for Fit and Healthy:

Yoga is considered to be the most effective way to stay fit and healthy.

The best thing about yoga is you can have it at home or anywhere you want it.

You also buy your time because you can do it any time of the day.

A lot of people prefer doing yoga to maintain a good and healthy life.

Fitness is important in doing yoga.

Yoga techniques are helpful in maintaining good organs and other parts of the body such as the muscles, joints, glands, tissues and vital organs. These are the main focus of setting yoga techniques.

Here are some yoga techniques that you can practice during your yoga session. Despite your busy schedule or the crowed place you stay at, keeping up with these yoga techniques will help you go through it.

The Hong-Sau is a Yoga technique that helps and focuses on the latent powers of your concentration.

This technique helps you to release thought and fight all distractions s that you can concentrate on the problem you are targeting.

This helps you to develop Divine Consciousness which is from within.

Aum Technique:

The Aum Technique expands your awareness which is beyond the limitations that your body and mind creates.

This helps you maintain a powerful meditation and gives you to personal experiences of what Divine consciousness brings.

There are some ancient yoga techniques that you can apply. Although there are a lot of yoga techniques to choose from, applying these techniques might not be easy for you especially if you are a beginner.

Concentration:

In getting concentration during the yoga session, you can boost your awareness by thinking clearly of some creative ways on how you can be attentive in all situations.

You should be able to figure out what makes you feel tense and how to release it.

After the heavy day of work, you should find new ways on how to stay peaceful and calm. Concentration is your best tool and guide.

The main objective of these yoga techniques is how to create your awareness for a satisfying relaxation.

You should be able to find out how to effectively release the tension inside your body and where to release it. In order to do so, your mind, body and spirit should be at a high level.

Techniques are of course helpful but these are just a matter of front if you can’t apply it. The best way still is to have your own yoga techniques that will help you go through the process successfully.

Sunday, November 02, 2008

Yoga is one of the many forms of exercises that have influenced millions of people around the world.

Unlike yoga classes it is also time efficient for all of us.

This is because you can practice yoga anytime you like unlike from classes, which has a definite schedule.

Yoga Videos:

It is also much convenient because they are always ready whenever you are.

In these said videos we could also practice with renowned teachers in yoga and we can feel its thrill to practice with them.

Bryan Kest:

One of the best power yoga instructors is Bryan Kest.

But even if his studio is in California and even if we live in far places we could still practice with him by using his videos.

We could also choose which yoga practice we should do and base it in what we need at a specific time.

It might focus on stress reduction, one that helps our upper body, or one that helps build our core.

It might also focus on what suits our physical situation such as pregnancy yoga or yoga for seniors.

And lastly in this practice of yoga videos we could modify the yoga postures according to our physical conditions.

For example if we have an injured foot and we can’t put any pressure on the front of it we should modify a number of poses such as the Plank Pose ( in where we need to put our knees down so we wont bear our entire weight of our body on our forefoot only).

Sometimes it takes a lot of extra movements to get into our desired positions because of our injuries especially if we are on a regular class with other persons.

Moreover, Yoga videos offer variety and assortment. One can easily get bored doing the same practice over and over again for how may sessions.

interest and enthusiasm for yoga:

The interest and enthusiasm is lost when there is a lack of diversity and mixture.

With these Yoga videos, one can choose and pick from a variety of videos that would perfectly fit one’s mood or condition. After all, Yoga is a form of relaxation and mediation, and not an irritating activity or past time.

With these yoga videos, one can enjoy his or her own favorite posture or physical exercise. And you can play them or practice them as long as you like without restrictions and delays.

You get to choose when and where you want to do it. Aside from that, you get to enjoy and feel like you really are relaxing and you, feeling the essence of Yoga. Some say it’s like being in heaven ahead of time.

As a result, you will find comfort and enthusiasm that really has to be felt during Yoga activities.

Aside from that, getting and preferring these Yoga videos save time and effort.

Some people may not really have enough time and have hectic schedules so this videos are just a few steps away from you plus, it is very convenient to carry almost anywhere without ease.

Moreover, going to a Yoga class adds up to a few hours to go there and getting there on time is quite difficult.

Finding a parking space, registering and getting space in class is also troublesome. Sometimes, you end up wasting your time and effort being there without much satisfaction at all.

Thursday, October 30, 2008

This post is about how to mange your yoga positions with 5 simple techniques. Have a good day.

There are a lot of yoga positions and poses that is built to improve your posture.

Yoga positions have a lot of benefits such that it aims to improve our posture and give us a straight figure.

Sometimes, we might not notice our selves in a crooked figure. If we practice that for a long time and not do anything about it, expect to have a crooked bone in the future.

Uses of Yoga Positions:Yoga positions are good to strengthen our body giving focus to the thighs, knees and the ankles.

If you get uses to practicing yoga positions everyday, it is expected that your bones respond immediately.

The abdomen and the buttocks is considered a major turn on for both genders. For the male, it is ideal to keep up a good abdomen of the abs. This makes it more appealing to the women.

Having a good butt matters to some women too, a lot of them are practicing in order to gain a lot of figure and shape in their body.

Yoga positions amazingly relieve sciatica. These are some pain that cannot be prevented. If you do yoga once in a while and even regularly, perhaps you will not feel any back or muscle pain.

Here are some techniques on how to maintain a good yoga position. Just follow these steps in order for you to fully understand yoga positions and be able to execute it in the proper manner.

5 techniques to maintain good yoga position:

1. You should stand with the bases of your big toes touching and the heels should be slightly apart. You must lift and spread your toes slowly and the balls of your feet too. Then after, you need to lay them softly down on the floor. Rock yourself back and forth and even side to side. You may gradually reduce this swaying to maintain a standstill, with your weight balanced evenly on your feet.

2. Hardening your thigh muscles and then lifting the knee caps is next. Do it without hardening your lower belly. Lift the inner ankles to make stronger the internal arches, then picture a line of energy all the way up along your inner thighs up to your groins. From there through the core of your neck, torso, and head, and out through the crown of your head. You should turn the upper thighs slowly inward. Make your tailbone longer toward the floor and raise the pubis in the direction of the navel.3. Push your shoulder blades into your back, then broaden them crossways and discharge them down your back. Without roughly pushing your lower front ribs forward, lift the top of your sternum straight toward the ceiling. Broaden your collarbones. Suspend your arms alongside the torso.

4. You should balance the crown of your head unswervingly over the middle of your pelvis, with the base of your chin analogous to the floor, throat soft, and the tongue broad and plane on the floor of your mouth. Make your eyes look softer.

5. Tadasana is usually the initial yoga position for all the standing poses. Applying Tansana is useful especially in applying the poses. Staying in the pose for 30 seconds up to 1 minute, then breathing easily keeps it satisfactory.

Just follow the above simple steps and you are sure that you are doing the right yoga positions.

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